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Temporary marriage contract of Fatimah and Ustad Mirza, 1919
Temporary marriage contract of Fatimah, the daughter of ʻAli Akbar Farizi, and Ustad Mirza, the son of Muhammad ʻAli the mason from Mashhad, for a month. The mahr is three tumans. During this time, the husband has to pay for the wife's living expenses.
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Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, 1925
Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Munshi Bashi, and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, the son of Aqa Muhammad Sadiq Aqa the merchant from Kashan. The mahr is a Qurʼan, a Kashmir shawl, a diamond ring, and eight hundred tumans. Part of the mahr has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt. The conditions of the marriage contract are the following: for five years, Qamar Sultan Khanum has the right to divorce if her husband is absent for more than a year, or does not pay living expenses. The groom also promises that for fifty years he will...
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Marriage provision of Khadijah Khanum, 1910
Haj ‘Alimuhammad the merchant from Milan has undertaken to pay the mahr for Khadijah Khanum, the daughter of Sayyid ‘Ali, in case her husband, Haj Ahmad Aqa the merchant from Khuy, is unable to pay it within three months of this document, whether in Khuy, Tehran, or Mashhad. Haj Ahmad Aqa has pledged that Haj ‘Alimuhammad's payment will be counted towards his debt of 334 boxes of tea, whose value is thirteen thousand and six hundred tumans.
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Letter to Mirza Ism‘ail Khan, 1924
Envelope (recto): "via attendants of Siqqat al-Saltanah, the governor of Tun and Tabas, to Mirza Ism‘ail Khan, July 24, 1924"; in other handwriting: "Mashhad, state cabinet of Khurasan"; verso: seal of Mushir al-Hukama; letter signed by Doctor Mushir al-Hukama; the writer expresses happiness for the wellbeing of the dear brother and the loved ones Akram Khanum and A‘zam Khanum; mentions the marriage ceremony of Khanum Taj, seeing Sarkar ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah Khanum there, and reading the addressee's letter to her; discusses the addressee's salary and his nephew, I‘tisam Divan, who has been...
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Correspondence related to Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi and Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi, 1924-1925
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Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk love letters, 1909 to 1910
Love letters of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash), son of Karim Dad Khan, to Surur al-Saltanah, daughter of Zarrin Kulah Khanum and Khazin al-Mulk, accompanied by some envelopes and part of a letter, probably from Surur al-Saltanah to Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk. These letters were most likely written during the time between their ‘Aqd (formal contract of marriage) and ‘Arusi (marriage celebration and consummation), while Surur al-Saltanah was living in Tehran and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk was traveling between Tehran and Khurasan; the letters have also been separately included in this collection;...